Almost there...

Monday, 14 August 2017

Falling from the Floating World is now 92% funded and inching ever closer to publication!

As this is down to your generosity I'd like to say a massive thank you. It's quite a challenge to get a book from idea to shop front and the moral support your pledges have provided has been just as gratefully received as the financial benefits.

I'm afraid you won't be receiving your rewards quite yet though. After hitting the funding target the publishing process starts and this will take delivery into 2018. The quicker the target is hit the sooner delivery will be however, so if you do know anyone you think the book will appeal to please let them know about it (there are gift options too if you like them enough ;-).

So thank you all once again - I hope you'll find the wait worthwhile when the book finally arrives. I will of course keep you updated as it moves through the pre-publication process.

7 pledges

Hardback

45 pledges

Gift of Immortality

2 pledges

A special occasion card (birthday/Christmas/Divali/Eid/Hanukkah…) with a personalised message to your loved ones. By funding their sponsorship, you will not only be giving them 2017's most exciting thriller but ensuring their names live on forever within its covers. Option to send the card immediately, or to coincide with book publication

Plus a hardback edition, the ebook and your name in the back of the book

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Joan Sinclair’s Pink Box

5 pledges

A signed copy of photojournalist Joan Sinclair’s Pink Box, revealing the full gamut of nighttime entertainment available in Japan's major cities. Plus a signed hardback edition, the ebook and your name in the back of the book.

Hokkei Woodblock Print

2 pledges

Special edition Hokkei (Hokusai's leading disciple) woodblock print, created by leading Tokyo woodblock carver David Bull. Plus a signed hardback edition, the ebook and your name in the back of the book.

Sonia Leong Print

3 pledges

Signed manga print* (a modern-day take on one of the book's woodblock print illustrations) by leading UK artist Sonia Leong. Plus a signed hardback edition, the ebook and your name in the back of the book.

*please note the image below is an example of Leong's work, not the commissioned print.

Horitoku I’s horimono tattoo

Author signed print of Horitoku I’s horimono tattoo, created on the author during his research to reflect events in the book. Plus a signed hardback edition, the ebook and your name in the back of the book. Photo credit: Irwin Wong

Manami Okazaki’s Wabori

1 pledge

A signed edition of Manami Okazaki’s stunning Wabori, an exclusive (now it's out of print) last chance to get this incredible book on traditional Japanese tattooing. Plus a signed hardback edition, the ebook and your name in the back of the book.

Cover Print

6 pledges

Japanese Lunch

4 pledges

Have lunch with the author at a London Japanese restaurant to find out more about the stories behind Nick Hurst’s books (or just to eat well and get slightly drunk). Plus a signed hardback edition, the ebook and your name in the back of the book.